Three journalists of two private television channels were injured after they were attacked by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League men in Chittagong city’s Lal Dighi ground yesterday.
The injured journalists were Jamshedul Karim and Sajid Ahmed Sajib of private television Channel 24 and Runa Ansari of Asian TV.
Witnesses said an altercation erupted between a group of Chhatra League men and Jamshed and Sajid when they stood to live-telecast a programme of Awami League-led 14-party alliance around 5:30pm.
The Roads and Bridge Minster Obaidul Quader was delivering speech at the programme when the incident took place.
According to witnesses, the unruly Chhatra League men physically assaulted the duo and knocked them down to the ground. They also snatched the cell phone of Runa when she tried to resist the ruling party student wing men.
Chittagong Union of Journalists General Secretary Hasan Ferdaous told the Dhaka Tribune that they would boycott all news of AL-led 14-party alliance until the BCL men were arrested and expelled.
The journalist leader said: “Although the minister expressed sorrow for the untoward situation, we want expulsion of the BCL men and their immediate arrest.”